§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what criteria he has laid down for health authorities which decide to privatise domestic services to ensure that arrangements are made to secure competitive bids from the maximum number of applicants, including in-house tenders.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe have advised health authorities to ensure that tenders are sought from a sufficient number of firms and the in-house service, to provide fair and adequate competition.